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Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive patent for blue jeans, 1873
On this day in 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis are given a patent to create work pants reinforced with metal r…
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Foods of the World’s Fairs
From cotton candy to banana splits, many of our favorite treats were popularized by World’s Fairs.













